Dave73 wrote:yes sheet copper my friend has a roll thats 24" wide and 20 feet long. So your saying if I build some type of support around it then I'll be fine

never tried it but i reckon it would work

another issue is going to be the lid, it might bend and buckle if your putting weight onto it... so you need to consider that

but if the sheet is thin you could consider lining a wooden barrel with it and "fold" the seams and solder from inside fit the ends and fold the seams and solder... etc etc support the column output with a frame above etc

do able but challenging, but if i had to i would....

if you want easy i would say go get a keg if you think it's to hard, i would just get a keg....

Dave73 wrote:yes sheet copper my friend has a roll thats 24" wide and 20 feet long. So your saying if I build some type of support around it then I'll be fine

Hi Dave. Welcome aboard. The answer is that it depends on the thickness gauge of the copper. You probably wont need support. Soft annealed copper you will have to be careful while working so you don’t beat it up too much. The more you work with it the stiffer it will become. Copper work hardens. You could have it bead blasted to temper it if you wanted. I would just handle it carefully and build your pot. It will get stiffer over time as it is handled. Even a light gauge copper could last you a lifetime done correctly.

Thanks for the info. I've been using a keg ansd stainless for a long time now and just wanted to build an all copper still my grandfather gave me a design for one before he died and I would like to build it and put it to work lol